School: Caroreigh (roll number 6700)
- Location:
- An Cheathrú Riabhach, Co. Loch Garman
- Teacher: Séamas Ó Cellaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0883, Page 022
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - Some people can cure diseases.
If a boy and girl of the same name get married, that girl can cure the whooping cough. She can cure it by giving a piece of bread and butter to some one for the sick person.
A cure for measles is sheep dirt and bee's wax.
This mixture is boiled and strained, then the water is given to the sick person to drink.
A cure for Saint Anthony's fire or as it is known around here the name of wild-fire is Cahill's blood or black cats blood. If a man named Cahill get married to a girl of the same name that man can cure it. He would tie a cord around his finger and stick a pin in it to draw the blood. Then he would put it on the wild-fire.
